plugnoun [ C ]
uk/plʌɡ/us/plʌɡ/plug noun [ C ] (ELECTRICAL)
B1 a small plastic or rubber object with two or three metal pins, attached to the end of a wire on a piece of electrical equipment and pushed into a special opening in a wall to connect the equipment to a supply of electricity:
mainly UK informal an electric socket:
US UK jack plug a metal pin at the end of a long wire joined to a piece of electrical equipment and used to connect it to another piece of electrical equipment
informal for spark plug
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- It's no wonder your shaver isn't working. There's a loose connection in the plug.
- This cable should have a plug at one end and a socket at the other.
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Electrical switches & connections
- connector
- cord
- cordless
- dimmer
- dimmer switch
- dip switch
- docking station
- electrical outlet
- ground
- jack
- jack plug
- plug (sth) in/plug (sth) into sth
- put sth on
- put sth out 1
- remote control
- shaver point
- socket
- switch
- wiring
- zapper
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plug noun [ C ] (FOR HOLE)
B1 a small piece of rubber, plastic, wood, etc. that fits into a hole in order to close it
B1 a round piece of rubber or plastic that fits into the hole in a sink or a bath:
a small piece of plastic or wood that you put into a hole in a wall before putting a screw into it
a small piece of material such as cotton wool, twisted or pressed tightly so it is firm
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Lids, covers and stoppers
- bezel
- bottle cap
- bottle top
- bung
- cap
- cosy
- cowl
- crystal
- fascia
- flap
- hood
- lid
- nozzle
- pen lid
- piano lid
- pull-tab
- resealable
- stopper
- tab
- tea cosy
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plug noun [ C ] (ADVERTISEMENT)
the act of telling people publicly about a product, event, etc.:
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Advertising and marketing
- ad
- ad agency
- adman
- advert
- advertise
- CRM
- cross-promote
- cross-selling
- customer relationship management
- flier
- flyer
- mailshot
- obo
- ono
- overvalue
- own brand
- patter
- personal ad
- USP
- want ad
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plugverb [ T ]
uk/plʌɡ/us/plʌɡ/-gg-plug verb [ T ] (ADVERTISE)
to advertise something by talking about it a lot or praising it, especially on the radio or television:
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Advertising and marketing
- ad
- ad agency
- adman
- advert
- advertise
- CRM
- cross-promote
- cross-selling
- customer relationship management
- flier
- flyer
- mailshot
- obo
- ono
- overvalue
- own brand
- patter
- personal ad
- USP
- want ad
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plug verb [ T ] (SHOOT)
US slang to shoot someone with a gun:
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Guns
- cannon
- cannonade
- cannonball
- charge
- cock
- crossfire
- go off
- gunsmith
- kick
- machine gun
- ordnance
- point-blank
- potshot
- shoot
- shooter
- shooting gallery
- shot
- sniper
- snub-nosed
- Taser
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plug verb [ T ] (FILL HOLE)
to fill a hole with a piece of suitable material:
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Filling and completing
- brick
- brick up sth
- brim
- crowd
- crowd sb/sth out
- fill
- filling
- jam
- occupancy
- occupy
- overcrowded
- overran
- overrun
- round
- suffuse
- supersaturated
- tank
- tank up
- top sb up
- top sth up
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